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Open Weight Models Are Turning Inference Into A Control Point

Open-weight model inference is crystallizing as a defensible business layer. Three well-funded platforms raising together suggests inference optimization, not model switching, is where enterprises are consolidating spend — a shift from frontier model dependency to infrastructure control.

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